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Sat, 27 Apr 2024 Today's Paper
23 Apr 2024 - 35 - 2103
The National People’s Power (NPP) has officially notified the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday that they are prepared to hold the proposed debate between NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa on one of the following days: May 7, 9, 13, or 14.
23 Apr 2024 - 39 - 4504
Some MPs from both Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) have reportedly brokered liquor licences from the government for their cronies for hefty commissions involved, Daily Mirror learns.
23 Apr 2024 - 18 - 1242
In an alarming incident, a gang of three individuals disguised in authentic police attire perpetrated a robbery in Norochcholai, Kalpitiya yesterday, leaving residents shaken and authorities on high alert. According to police reports, the culprits made away with a staggering sum of Rs. 8 million in cash along with gold items weighing approximately 40 sovereigns.
23 Apr 2024 - 19 - 1753
Sri Lanka Army yesterday said organising the Fox Hill Super Cross race on April 21st when the fifth Easter Attack commemoration was taking place in the country was unintentional, as heavy public criticism was underway for holding the event on a day of public mourning.
23 Apr 2024 - 25 - 4599
The government’s search for a suitor for national carrier SriLankan Airlines has narrowed down with a total of six bidders showing interest in the debt-ridden entity.
22 Apr 2024 - 13 - 1782
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Ebrahim Raisi is scheduled to make an official bilateral visit to Sri Lanka at the invitation of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to jointly declare open the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project on April 24, The Foreign Affairs Ministry said.
22 Apr 2024 - 13 - 1715
During the launch of Operation ’Disi Rala,’ the joint maritime security effort between Australia and Sri Lanka, Mark Whitechurch, who heads the Emergency Task Force Operation Sovereign Borders, mentioned that they had not spotted any boats from Sri Lanka heading to Australia in over a year.
22 Apr 2024 - 1 - 1446
A family New Year celebration was held recently at the Seethawaka Miracle Nature Resort in Avissawella. Several New Year games were held at the resort. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
22 Apr 2024 - 12 - 2067
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is anticipated to receive a boost from Indian pilgrims with the official launch of the Shree Ramayan Trails project.
22 Apr 2024 - 5 - 556
Ahead of the forthcoming Organization of the Islamic Cooporation (OIC) summit, slated to be hosted by Gambia in early May, Sri Lankan Envoy to Kenya, Kana Kananathan engaged in bilateral discussions with Dr. Mamadou Tangara, the Foreign Minister of Gambia.
22 Apr 2024 - 2 - 2821
A recent viral social media message alleging that the Rotary Club Colombo West has received a substantial grant for cardiac surgeries in India and is transferring children to LRH – Colombo for treatment has raised concerns among health officials.
22 Apr 2024 - 0 - 12
Union of All Ceylon School Development Officers March towards Ministry of Education, Battaramulla, demanding inclusion into teaching service. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
22 Apr 2024 - 20 - 2088
Maldives voters handed President Mohamed Muizzu’s party a landslide win at parlimentary elections, media said on Monday, an outcome set to shift the Indian Ocean archipelago closer to China and away from traditional partner India.
22 Apr 2024 - 15 - 1349
The Public Health Inspectors’ Union has raised serious concerns over the quality of rice and dhal to be distributed to schools under the World Food Programme (WFP).
22 Apr 2024 - 6 - 1598
The Attorney General’s Department informed court today that an indictment has been filed before the Colombo High Court against an Indian cricket manager over match-fixing allegations during the Legend Cricket League 2024.
22 Apr 2024 - 4 - 888
The Collective of Pensioners’ Associations staged a protest outside the Public Administration Ministry today, advocating for various demands, including the rectification of pension anomalies. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi
22 Apr 2024 - 22 - 2371
Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, who took up the position as the Acting Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) could lose his parliamentary seat, according to the party constitution of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), SLPP MP Tissa Kuttiarachchi said today.
22 Apr 2024 - 3 - 406
The Agriculture Department revealed today that 71 percent of the total cultivated land, other than paddy cultivation, was damaged in the 2023–24 Maha season due to heavy rains and floods.
22 Apr 2024 - 1 - 2484
The annual Lyrid meteor shower will be visible to Sri Lanka tonight in the western sky, Space Scientist and Engineer Gihan Weerasekera said.
22 Apr 2024 - 11 - 1811
The Supreme Court Monday permitted the medical termination of a nearly 30-week pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor, setting aside the Bombay High Court order declining the minor’s mother’s plea in the case.
22 Apr 2024 - 52 - 6913
Two racing drivers who participated in yesterday’s Fox Hill Super Cross 2024 racing event have been arrested by the police over the accident which killed seven people.
22 Apr 2024 - 24 - 2096
The Catholic Church is planning to present a proposal to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) through several foreign governments and international organizations to initiate an international investigation into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks with a view to mete out justice to the victims of those attacks.
22 Apr 2024 - 17 - 5667
Astrologer Chandrasiri Bandara has passed away this morning while undergoing treatment in a private hospital, family members said.
22 Apr 2024 - 0 - 573
Showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Western Provinces and in the Galle, Matara and Anuradhapura districts after 2.00 p.m, the forecasting division of the National Meteorological Centre said.
22 Apr 2024 - 4 - 1060
The United States Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Sri Lanka Navy will partner for the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Sri Lanka 2024 exercise for four days from today (22) in Trincomalee.
22 Apr 2024 - 0 - 251
On April 21, 2024, Maldivian expatriates living in Sri Lanka exercised their democratic right by casting their votes in the Parliamentary Election of the Maldives. The polling station, established at the Maldivian High Commission in Colombo, welcomed over 300 Maldivian nationals who had registered to participate in the electoral process. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
22 Apr 2024 - 41 - 5132
The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), finds itself embroiled in controversy as reports emerge that several of its MPs had received Rs. 50 million each from the government’s decentralized budget without nod from the party leadership, Daily Mirror learns.
22 Apr 2024 - 20 - 3124
The Government is maintaining a deafening silence on the investigations over a number of emblematic cases.
22 Apr 2024 - 10 - 2516
The often watched market lending rate, which guides the rest of the rates on loans to small businesses to mortgages to consumers, touched a two-year low last week continuing its descent.
21 Apr 2024 - 56 - 2993
The programme of providing free land rights to 2 million is currently underway and steps have been taken to give ownership of 50,000 flats in Colombo to the plantation people.
27 Apr 2024